A few Japanese medals

[David H]

Whilst looking for some of my other japanese items I came across these, now I do think these are original....
I believe they are the Manchurian medal and the 7th & 8th grade of the Order of the Rising Sun..

Are these scarce or common and what are their values please?

[David H]

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[Eric Doody]

David,

Thanks for sharing the photos of your medals with us.

The medals are, from left to right:

- 1931-4 China Incident War Medal
- Order of the Rising Sun 8th Class
- Order of the Rising Sun 7th Class

Note: I believe the Order of the Rising Sun 8th Class is in the box for the Order of the Rising Sun 7th Class and vice versa.

As a result of the internet, these medals are now common today whereas in the days before the internet, these medals were a little harder to find. (What that means is that you can purchase these medals for less today than you could before the internet.)

With that said, I believe you can find cased 1931-4 China Incident War Medals in the $35 USD range; cased Rising Sun 8th Class Orders in the $45 USD range; and cased Rising Sun 7th Class Orders in the $65 USD range. (Try doing a search of completed eBay auctions as these medals/orders come up for auction often.)

Hope this helps.

Eric